Okhotsk Plate
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The Okhotsk Plate is a minor tectonic plate in the northwest Pacific region, underlying parts of northeastern Asia including the Sea of Okhotsk and adjacent areas of Japan and Russia.
Aliases (2)
- Okhotsk ×2
- Okhotsk microplate ×1
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
minor tectonic plate
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tectonic plate → |
| associatedWith |
Japan Trench
→
Kuril–Kamchatka Trench → earthquakes in northeastern Japan → seismic activity → volcanism in Kamchatka → volcanism in Kuril Islands → |
| borderedBy |
Amurian Plate
→
Eurasian Plate → North American Plate → Pacific Plate → Philippine Sea Plate → Sunda Plate → |
| hasBoundaryType |
convergent boundary
→
divergent boundary → subduction zone → transform fault → |
| locatedIn |
northwest Pacific region
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| movesRelativeTo |
Eurasian Plate
→
North American Plate → Pacific Plate → |
| namedAfter |
Sea of Okhotsk
→
|
| overlies |
upper mantle
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|
| partOf |
Earth lithosphere
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|
| regionIncludes |
Hokkaido
→
Kamchatka Peninsula → Kuril Islands → Sakhalin Island → |
| studiedIn |
geodynamics
→
plate tectonics → seismology → |
| underlies |
Sea of Okhotsk
→
parts of Japan → parts of Russia → parts of northeastern Asia → |
Referenced by (19)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
→
Bezymianny → Japan Trench → Kamchatka volcanic arc ("Okhotsk microplate") → Klyuchevskoy → Kuril–Kamchatka subduction system → Nankai Trough → Northeastern Japan Arc → |
overridingPlate |
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Amur Plate
→
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borderedBy |
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Philippine Sea Plate
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borders |
|
Eurasian Plate
→
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hasBoundaryWith |
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Kuril Islands
→
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hasTectonicPlate |
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Eurasian Plate
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interactsWith |
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Kuril–Kamchatka subduction system
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involvesPlate |
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Japan Trench
→
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isBoundaryBetween |
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Sea of Okhotsk
("Okhotsk")
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majorPort |
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Sea of Okhotsk
("Okhotsk")
→
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namedAfter |
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Philippine Sea Plate
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subductsBeneath |
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Shiveluch
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tectonicPlate |